Zack Littell
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
3.02
WHIP
1.28
K
45
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Littell spent time in three different organizations last season and finished it in the Rays' rotation. Just four of the right-hander's 145 career appearances in the majors coming into 2023 came as a starter, so the role change came as a surprise. Even more surprising is that it worked quite well, with Littell collecting a 3.38 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 47:5 K:BB over 64 innings covering 11 starts after moving into the rotation full-time in late July. The Rays had Littell cut back on his four-seamer usage, up his two-seamer usage and begin incorporating a sweeper. Mostly, though, it seems as though they helped him with his mechanics which allowed him to suddenly turn into an elite strike-thrower. Littell would seem to have earned an early leg up on a rotation spot for 2024, but the organization he's in and potential workload concerns might point to more of a swingman role. Read Past Outlooks
Picks up second win
Littell (2-2) got the victory Saturday versus the Yankees, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He notched three strikeouts.
ANALYSIS
Littell came into this outing with zero walks over his last four starts and at least six strikeouts in all of those outings. While he went the other direction in both areas during Saturday's start, it was an effective outing nonetheless. Littell is sitting on a 3.02 ERA, but this was his first win since March 30. His next outing projects to come in Boston.
Littell came into this outing with zero walks over his last four starts and at least six strikeouts in all of those outings. While he went the other direction in both areas during Saturday's start, it was an effective outing nonetheless. Littell is sitting on a 3.02 ERA, but this was his first win since March 30. His next outing projects to come in Boston.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
91
How many pitches does Zack Littell generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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91-100
101-110
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121+
What part of the game does Zack Littell generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-31%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .228 | 74 | 19 | 69 | 9 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .300 | 84 | 13 | 123 | 15 | |||
2024vs Left | .225 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .327 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .287 | 33 | 4 | 54 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .220 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .298 | 27 | 6 | 37 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA on Road
2024
-30%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.38 | 1.30 | 90.1 | 7.9 | 1.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.76 | 1.21 | 88.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Home | 3.38 | 1.19 | 29.1 | 9.2 | 1.2 | ||||
2024Away | 2.35 | 1.43 | 15.1 | 8.8 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Home | 4.29 | 1.14 | 42.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.94 | 1.21 | 48.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Home | 6.16 | 1.79 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 4.26 | 1.07 | 25.1 | 8.9 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Littell compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.43K/9
9.1BB/9
1.4HR/9
0.6Fastball
92.5 mphERA
3.02WHIP
1.28BABIP
.367GB/FB
1.07Left On Base
77.7%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
1885 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.0%Swinging Strike
12.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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MLB promotion on tap
Littell is expected to be promoted to the Red Sox's major-league roster in the near future, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
ANALYSIS
Boston acquired the right-hander from the Rangers on Friday afternoon, but his contract with Texas contained an upward-mobility clause requiring the Rangers to trade him or promote him to the majors if another club was willing to add him to the MLB roster, which was the case with the Red Sox. Littell was initially assigned to Triple-A, but he's expected to be formally added to Boston's big-league roster sooner than later. The 27-year-old right-hander tossed 12 innings for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, posting a 2.25 ERA while striking out 33.3 percent of the batters he faced.
Boston acquired the right-hander from the Rangers on Friday afternoon, but his contract with Texas contained an upward-mobility clause requiring the Rangers to trade him or promote him to the majors if another club was willing to add him to the MLB roster, which was the case with the Red Sox. Littell was initially assigned to Triple-A, but he's expected to be formally added to Boston's big-league roster sooner than later. The 27-year-old right-hander tossed 12 innings for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, posting a 2.25 ERA while striking out 33.3 percent of the batters he faced.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2020
2019
Littell was happy to turn the page from an extremely small sample in 2020, when he surrendered five home runs in only 6.1 innings of work. In contrast, Littell recorded a 2.92 ERA and 1.14 WHIP across 61.1 frames in 2021. Part of that success can be attributed to increased velocity, as he averaged 95 mph on his fastball for the first time in his career. In turn, he posted a career-best 13.3% swinging-strike rate and 25 K%. Perhaps most importantly, Littell was able to keep the ball in the yard in 2021 (1.0 HR/9), something that has caused him problems in past seasons and could continue to be an issue due to his relatively heavy flyball lean. Looking ahead to 2022, Littell is unlikely to join the closer mix without significant injuries and struggles to others in the Giants' bullpen. Nevertheless, he has proven capable of turning in solid ratios with some strikeouts and could be relevant in NL-only leagues as well as deeper mixed leagues that reward holds.
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Fans seven over six frames
Littell allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven over six innings in a no-decision against the Mets on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
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Quality start in loss
Littell (1-2) picked up a loss after he pitched six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits while striking out six batters in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.
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Yields five runs in loss
Littell (1-1) took the loss Monday against the Tigers, allowing five runs on nine hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out seven.
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Falls shy of quality start
Littell didn't factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing three runs on eight hits and no walks over 5.2 innings against the Angels. He struck out seven.
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Inefficient in no-decision
Littell came away with a no-decision in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Angels, allowing one run on six hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out four.
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